US EditionEstonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea
- Russia detained the Greek-owned, Liberia-flagged oil tanker Green Admire on Sunday after it left Estonia's Sillamäe port in the Baltic Sea.
- The vessel used a navigation route passing through Russian territorial waters, which was established through a tripartite agreement between Estonia, Finland, and Russia to circumvent shallow areas within Estonian maritime zones.
- The detention occurred shortly after Estonia's recent effort to stop a tanker headed to Russia on suspicion of evading sanctions, amid escalating tensions and worries about Russia's covert fleet operating in the Baltic Sea.
- Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna described the event as indicative of Russia's ongoing erratic behavior and confirmed that NATO partners had been notified.
- Estonia will redirect its shipping traffic to avoid Russian waters to prevent further incidents, indicating ongoing regional maritime security challenges linked to sanctions enforcement.
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Russia is blocking a ship of Greek owners. Estonia is concerned. Retaliation for actions against Russian shadow fleet?
Tensions in the Baltic Sea: Russia detains oil tanker that left Estonian port
Russian authorities detained a Greek-owned oil tanker, Green Admire, on May 18 after it departed from Estonia’s Port of Sillamae en route to Rotterdam, and was transiting Russia’s territorial waters along a previously agreed shipping corridor.
The incident arrives a few days after a provocation to Estonia in an attempt to stop a ship of the Russian shadow fleet, used by Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions
The Moscow Times
einnews.comEstonia Says Russia Detained Greek-Owned Tanker in Gulf of Finland
Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian port in the Gulf of Finland, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding it had alerted NATO allies to the incident.
A Greek oil tanker has been stopped by Russia in the Baltic Sea. The ship came from Estonia and briefly passed through Russian waters. Apparently, this is the Russian reaction to an incident last week.
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